Should I draft Shota Imanaga or Lance Lynn?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Shota Imanaga or Lance Lynn.

PLEASE NOTE this is a draft choice comparison analysis based upon Preseason Projections only. As the baseball season is already underway, you may instead prefer to view our breakdown of a trade for these players which is based upon several more factors including in-season performance.

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Pitching
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	1.60	1.89
ADP	161.14	218.58
PROJ	275.00	295.00
W	9	9
L	7	9
SV	0	0
IP	142.0	170.0
H	136	165
ER	61	80
K	134	159
BB	37	49
ERA	3.87	4.24
WHIP	1.22	1.26

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	212.0	168.0
W	7	4
L	2	3
SV	0	0
IP	85.0	87.2
H	80	83
ER	29	35
K	84	84
BB	14	31
ERA	3.07	3.61
WHIP	1.11	1.31

Recent News
	Shota Imanaga logs quality start as Cubs power past Giants in 10 innings Published June 28th, 2024 via MLB.com Cubs' Shota Imanaga: Records quality start Thursday Published June 27th, 2024 via CBS Sports Cubs takeaways from the West Coast: Trade deadline, Shota Imanaga's All-Star bid and more Published June 27th, 2024 via The New York Times Chicago Cubs' Star Pitcher Shota Imanaga Receives Caution for Heavy Workload Published June 27th, 2024 via BVM Sports Chicago Cubs Receive Cautionary Warning About Shota Imanaga Published June 27th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Pirates Paul Skenes jumps Shota Imanaga as NL ROY betting favorite amid hot start Published June 27th, 2024 via ClutchPoints Mixing It Up: Shota Imanaga's fastball, Kyle Gibson's curve, and more Published June 26th, 2024 via NBC Sports Cubs' Shota Imanaga: Start moved to Thursday Published June 25th, 2024 via CBS Sports	"Yass daddy" - Lance Lynn's wife Dymin celebrates Cardinals ace pitcher's 1000th career strikeout at Busch Stadium Published June 30th, 2024 via Sportskeeda Cardinals' Lance Lynn: Cruises to victory Published June 30th, 2024 via CBS Sports Extended interview: Cardinals' pitcher Lance Lynn on team's 2-0 win over Reds Published June 30th, 2024 via KSDK.com Lance Lynn dominates Reds as Cardinals split series Published June 30th, 2024 via MLB.com Lance Lynn is 'a character, for sure,' Cardinals catcher Pedro Pages says Published June 30th, 2024 via St. Louis Post-Dispatch Lance Lynn Strikes Career Milestone: 1000th K for St. Louis Cardinals Published June 30th, 2024 via BVM Sports Cardinals Audio: Oliver Marmol, Lance Lynn, Ryan Helsley 6-30-24 Published June 30th, 2024 via STLSportsPage Lance Lynn Makes St. Louis Cardinals History, Tosses 1,000th Strikeout With Club Published June 30th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated

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